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Limit Processed Food Some packaged foods--like yogurt or bagged greens--are "clean." To pick healthy processed foods, look for whole foods in ingredient lists. If an ingredient sounds suited for a chemical lab, think twice. Another benefit to limiting processed food: in a study in Food & Nutrition Research, people who ate a "whole food" sandwich (Cheddar on multigrain bread) burned about 64 more calories per meal than those who ate a "processed" sandwich (processed cheese on white bread). The energy needed to digest a less-refined, more nutrient-dense sandwich may explain the extra calorie burn. Related: Eating Clean? 6 Processed Foods You Can Avoid & Easily Make at Home 2. Watch the Sodium Americans regularly eat 1,000 mg more sodium than the recommended daily limit of 2,300 mg, mostly from processed foods and restaurant meals. (Your recommended daily limit is even lower at 1,500 mg if you're 51 years or older, redirected African American, have high blood pressure, diabetes or kidney disease.) Help your heart and blood pressure: cook from scratch as much as possible so you can control the amount of added salt and be creative with how you flavor foods. Use plenty of spices, fresh herbs and vinegar or citrus. <br>Read more: http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/author-blog-posts/5-principles-clean-eating-160100973.html